Letter to Mr Capan
From Tolkien Gateway
Mr Capan 16 December 1955 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Mr. Capan, composed on 16 December 1955.[1]
- Subject: Tolkien decline an invitation to talk to the Cambridge University English Club.
- Description: One page, personal letterhead.[2]
- Publication: A description of the letter was included in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology (p. 482).
Transcription
"Dear Mr. Capan, Thank you very much for the pleasure and honour of your invitation to visit the Cambridge University English Club. I am afraid, however, that I must decline with regret. It's difficult for me to get to Cambridge in term-time, especially in the middle of the week, and I simply have not the time for the composition of any paper or address worthy of your notice and hospitality. Yours Sincerely, J.R.R. Tolkien."
References
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 482
- ↑ Lot1373 (2005) at Robertedwardauctions (accessed 02 April 2014)
